Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle

Located at 315 Mcfarland Blvd E, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle is a micro-enrollment middle school that caters to 173 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Tuscaloosa City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Tuscaloosa City, which oversees 19 schools and 11,230 students, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle logs that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% White, 7% Asian, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Tuscaloosa County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Tuscaloosa County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle is one of 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle has climbed 5%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 50% to 38% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.